and the head will die
James John Corbett (24-4-3) and John L. Sullivan (47-1-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.
Corbett
24
Wins12 KO · 50%
4
Losses
3
Draws27 tracked bouts
Sullivan
47
Wins32 KO · 68%
1
Loss
2
Draws46 tracked bouts
James John Corbett and John L. Sullivan have met 1 time; Corbett leads 1–0.
| Met | 1892Sep 7 | Series |
|---|---|---|
| James John CorbettFighter A | WWon | 1–0W–L |
| John L. SullivanFighter B | LLost | 0–1W–L |
| Result | KO | 1Meeting |
† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.
James John Corbett left, John L. Sullivan right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.
James John Corbett: 15 tracked wins — 9 by KO/TKO (60%), 5 on the cards (33%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (7%). Counted from 27 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.
9 by KO/TKO 60%5 on the cards 33%1 by another method or unrecorded 7%
John L. Sullivan: 42 tracked wins — 36 by KO/TKO (86%), 4 on the cards (10%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (5%). Counted from 46 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.
36 by KO/TKO 86%4 on the cards 10%2 by another method or unrecorded 5%
One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James John Corbett 27, John L. Sullivan 46 — not from a career-complete method table.
4 shared · Sullivan better on 1 · even on 34 shared · John L. Sullivan better on 1 · even on 3
CorbettJames John Corbett
Opponent
SullivanJohn L. Sullivan
James John Corbett
1894Jan 1894
John L. Sullivan
1–0–1 against
1888Mar 1888
1883May 1883
James John Corbett
1890Apr 1890
John L. Sullivan
1885Aug 1885
James John Corbett
1890Feb 1890
John L. Sullivan
1889Jul 1889
James John Corbett
1887Aug 1887
John L. Sullivan
1885Jun 1885
Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
James John Corbett had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to James J. Jeffries. Corbett last boxed on Aug 14, 1903.LLLWL
Fitzsimmons Mar 1897Sharkey Nov 1898Jeffries May 1900McCoy Aug 1900Jeffries Aug 19031.5 tracked bouts per year
John L. Sullivan had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to James John Corbett. Sullivan last boxed on Sep 7, 1892.DWDWL
Cardiff Jan 1887Samuells Jan 1888Mitchell Mar 1888Kilrain Jul 1889Corbett Sep 18923.4 tracked bouts per year
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